The Thunder were facing a potential five game losing streak, searching for their defensive identity without Andre Roberson, and seemed to be plagued by extensive fatigue. So naturally they came out last night and smoked the defending champs by 20 points on the road.
They’ve played to their competition all year long, but have consistently showed up in primetime games against the league’s best competition. OKC is now 5-0 this season against Golden State, Houston, Toronto, and Cleveland. No other team in the NBA is undefeated against those four teams. But there’s a catch to playing to your competition - you can go 26-24 against everyone else - which is exactly what they’ve done.